Environmental advocate Dennis Massoud, who first drew attention to the public safety danger of backpackers stacking rocks on top of each other in the coves and bays, has expressed horror at a Noosa ...

Stacking rocks on a picturesque hiking trail may seem like a harmless act, but rangers and walking enthusiasts say the practice is doing more damage than we think, and they want to put an end to it.

Hikers and environmentalists are at each other’s throats on TikTok over rock stacking and whether it’s harmful to local ecosystems. Videos went from poses next to rock cairns to dramatically knocking ...

A rock stacking craze made popular on social media has been slammed by environmentalists as being destructive and harmful. Queensland National Parks recently posted to Facebook its concern about the ...

Just like carving initials into a tree, leaving behind trash in a campground, or spray-painting your name on a rock face, do not stack the rocks. Sometimes called cairns, these rock stacks are often ...

Who knew it was such a controversial, hot-button issue? On Facebook, the controversy is on the scale of strong political views, in terms of import. Rock stacking happens all over, but it’s slowly ...

If you’re planning a hike in the mountains soon and feel the urge to pick up rocks, pile them up and post your creation on Instagram, think again. This trend, known as “rock balancing,” “cairns,” ...

PARADISE, MI - Tahquamenon Falls State Park is asking people to stop stacking rocks along the river, saying it is damaging the environment, particularly for the insects who call the river home. The ...

On a mild Saturday morning in March, I wound my way west from Austin through the Hill Country along Texas Highway 29, took a left through downtown Llano, the barbecue haven and “Deer Capital of Texas, ...

Expertly balancing one rock on top of another at the European stone Stacking Championships, competitors combine skill and artistic creativity to come up with gravity-defying constructions. Now in its ...